On today's show we recap our recent trip down to the Newport Beach Beerfest. We also try five different beers we brought back from our visit to Southern California including Oude Tart with Cherries from The Bruery.

Davy Brown Ale

Hangar 24 Chocolate Porter

Fruitlands - Apricot

Claremont Single IPA

Bruery Terreux Oude Tart with Cherries

Today we recap the crew's recent visit to the Seattle beer scene. We sample three beers from Dogfish Head, a porter from Klamath Basin in Oregon and a Peach Sour from Almanac. We also try the latest Game of Thrones beer in honor of the new season premiere. In a new segment, Joel and Andy compare their recently completed home brewed Rye IPA with its inspiration, Claremont Jacaranda.

Backroad Vanilla Porter

Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms

Piercing Pils

Peach de Brettaville

Beer to Drink Music To

Burton Baton

On today's show we try six very different stouts ranging from chocolate to coffee, standard to imperial. In the news we look at the Leffe-related lawsuit against AB, the "Don't Be Mean" beer aimed at HB2, and the new "craft" beer at the Masters golf tournament.

4 Hands Chocolate Milk Stout

Chocolate Indulgence

Stone Americano Stout

Stupid Stout (2015)

Undead Party Crasher

Bell's 30th Anniversary Ale

Since we had no IPAs represented on last week's show, we even the score and feature only IPAs today. We try IPAs of many styles from amber to red, single to double, and we even throw in a Star Trek-themed session IPA. Plus we look at the changes to Goose Island beers 5 years after the sale to AB InBev. We also reveal the winner in the Washington Post's Beer Madness Tournament.

Blazing World

Missouri Mule

Odell IPA

Star Trek Vulcan Ale: The Genesis Effect

Pataskala Red X IPA

Hangar 24 Double IPA

Bitter Oats

For the first time on the show we hold a Beer Draft where each podcast participant selects a beer from the expansive Beer of the Day Inventory and we sample each of them. In the news we take a look at the industry's newest trend towards Mexican-style lagers, as well as recap the Beer Madness tournament currently being conducted by the Washington Post. We also remind you how you can receive one of the very first Official Beer of the Day Pint Glasses™.

Pacific Gem Pale Ale

Hard Body Pale Ale

Voodoo Doughnut Mango Astronaut Ale

Westmalle Dubbel Trappist Ale

Brown Angel

On today's episode we recap the second half of trip to Missouri and Kansas and tell you about our visits to Tin Mill, Bur Oak, Torn Label, Free State, and of course, Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City. We also fully discuss the Oskar Blues acquisition of Cigar City.

Red Caboose

Midnight Whistle

Hang 'em High

Big Tree IPA

Dark Star Black Kölsch

Lily Ale

Copperhead Pale Ale

Ironman Imperial Stout

Chocolate Ale With Raspberry

On today's program we recap our recent trip to St. Louis and try beers from three of the top St. Louis breweries: Schlafly, Urban Chestnut, and 4 Hands. We also recount the slight trouble it took to ship all the beers back home.

Schlafly Saison

Schlafly Grapefruit IPA

Schlafly Oatmeal Stout

Apotheosis

STLIPA

Incarnation IPA

Constellation IPA

Bona Fide Imperial Stout

With Jeff and Dallas touring the beer scene in the great state of Missouri, we return to the archives this week and dig up Test Episode #9 where Andy and Dallas tried four beers back on April 25th, 2014 (a few you might still see around today). We'll return next week with stories and beer we brought back from the Show Me State.

Farm to Barrel Sourdough Wild Ale

Citra Pale Ale

Lips of Faith - Wild Dubbel Ale

Vanilla Oatis

With Jeff on the bench for this episode we decided to take the opportunity to do a little early spring cleaning and drink seven random beers from the vault including three double IPAs from the eastern time zone. In our strange brew segment we try a Chai-flavored double brown from Triple Digit Brewing Co. in Cincinnati. We also take a look at the very first beer spa that recently opened in Oregon. All that and more on today's episode.

Limbo IPA (DIPA)

75 Minute IPA

Perpetual IPA (Double IPA)

Chickow! Chai Hazelnut Double Brown Ale

Saison Brett

Brooklyn Local 1

V-Twelve

On today's show we try a sizable portion of the entire lineup of beers from Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY. We also analyze the PR ploys of the craft beer industry after Peyton Manning's post-Super Bowl beer-endorsing comments. And in our Strange Brew segment we sample Paris of the West from Almanac Beer Company in San Francisco.

Witte

Rare Vos

Hennepin

Abbey Ale (Ommegang)

Paris of the West

Game of Thrones: Iron Throne

Soothsayer

Gnomegang